Windows Server 2003 is now approaching end of life - yet millions of servers around the world are still running this 12-year old operating system. There are many options available to those running Windows 2003 - but which one is right for you?

SDN, SDS, SDC, SDDC - terms that all denote that something is being "software defined". Is this an unstoppable move to an abstraction of all IT intelligence from the hardware to the software levels? What are the pros and cons of a software defined data centre?

Having a flexible IT infrastructure can help provide the business agility needed to be a transaction driven business but, supporting operational intelligence tools being used by the right people are needed to make it all work.